Montans has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 12% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,598/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montans with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montans.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer people in Montans are out of work than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.2%
Montans sits below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Montans has 600 jobs for 750 working residents, 0.8 per worker. At the census, 6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
600
jobs based in Montans, 0.8 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Montans’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 103 residents of Montans died, against 129 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Montans · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud
11.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud
86.5 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montans
Is Montans safe?
Montans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Montans good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montans expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.08/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montans grades B+ for cost of living.
About Montans
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Montans is a commune of 1,558 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
